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Sierra Nevada Corporation Associate Program Manager in Sparks, Nevada

Are you ready to use your leadership and skills in a program management position? This is your opportunity! As an Associate Program Manager, you will be using your skills and expertise to manage our cost, schedule, and engineering deliverables, ranging from small to highly complex, for Army Aviation Programs. You'll be responsible for conducting routine meetings, interfacing on project/program status, developing proposals, researching/fact-finding, coordinating audits, and negotiating with project/program stakeholders to ensure enterprise initiatives meet cost, budget, and schedule constraints.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Responsibilities:

  • Managing direct program cost at a granular level and be able to explain cost variances to program managers, directors and business operations personnel in monthly program management reviews.

  • Managing direct program schedule and be able to explain schedule variances to program managers, directors and business operations personnel in monthly program management reviews.

  • Present program status material to USG external stakeholders and internal stakeholders

  • Conduct risk review meetings with technical and management teams

  • Communicate and coordinate with engineers for monthly program status updates

  • Communicating and coordinating with all functional areas of business including but not limited to: Accounting, Security, IT, Operations, Engineering, Business Operations, Billings, management, facilities, procurement

  • Take ownership of numerous responsibilities and have a strong ability to prioritize and execute.

Qualifications You Must Have:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Project Management, Management, Engineering or related field.

  • Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education

  • Minimum 3+ years of experience in project or program management

  • Proficient in reviewing documentation associated with Request for Proposal (RFP).

  • Experience with developing budgets and managing projects to those budgets.

  • Strong analytical skills & capability to meet schedules

  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and drive others to success

  • Requires strong analytical skills & capability to meet schedules

  • Requires ability to manage complex situations, delegate authority, lead and inspire your team, drive innovative thinking, instill collaboration, drive for success, challenge status quo, and demonstrate the ability to adapt to dynamic situations

  • The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

  • Program Management Professional (PMP) Certification

  • Experience with systems and tools used for successful Program Management execution (Microsoft Office Suite, Program Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Customer Relationship Management, Tempus Resource Management, etc.)

  • Understanding of data architectures

  • Basic level knowledge of organizational quality standards, AS9100, ISO9001, CMMI guidance and SNC policies

  • Experience with contract types, principles, and practices, including contract negotiation

  • Capability to manage program lifecycle conflicts, prioritize competing priorities/requests, and evaluate available resources

  • Experience with risk management planning and documentation

  • Experience with supporting scope management, program control through concept objectives, and development, implementation, and termination phases.

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SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more (https://www.sncorp.com/careers/total-rewards/) .

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

Learn more about the background check process for Security Clearances. (https://www.dcsa.mil/About/)

SNC is a global leader in aerospace and national security committed to moving the American Dream forward. We’re known and respected for our mission and execution focus, agility, and disruptive and rapid innovation. We provide leading edge technologies and transformative solutions that support our nation’s most critical security needs. If you are mission-focused, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to make our country stronger with state-of-the-art technologies that safeguard freedom, join our team!

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.

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